2021
Pooling Sputum Samples for Efficient Mass Tuberculosis Screening in Prisons
Dos Santos P, da Silva Santos A, de Oliveira R, da Silva B, Soares T, Martinez L, Verma R, Andrews J, Croda J. Pooling Sputum Samples for Efficient Mass Tuberculosis Screening in Prisons. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2021, 74: 2115-2121. PMID: 34718459, PMCID: PMC9258923, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWorld Health OrganizationTuberculosis screeningMycobacterial loadHigh prevalenceSputum samplesMass screeningHigh tuberculosis prevalenceHigh-risk groupHigher mycobacterial loadPositive samplesTuberculosis casesPrevalence settingsTuberculosis prevalenceLow prevalenceSingle positive samplePrevalenceActive casesHealth Organization
2020
Oral swab testing by Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra for mass tuberculosis screening in prisons
Lima F, Santos A, Oliveira R, Silva C, Gonçalves C, Andrews J, Croda J. Oral swab testing by Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra for mass tuberculosis screening in prisons. Journal Of Clinical Tuberculosis And Other Mycobacterial Diseases 2020, 19: 100148. PMID: 32099908, PMCID: PMC7031315, DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2020.100148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNucleic acid amplification testsOral swabsPulmonary tuberculosisSwab testingAmplification testsMTB/RIF UltraMass screening studyOral swab samplingCourse of illnessScreening studySputum cultureXpert testingBacillary loadMycobacterial loadCase findingSputumXpertSwabsTuberculosisFurther studiesSwab samplingParticipantsComparable sensitivityPrison inmatesIndividuals